Telegram-herald., 1887-07-18


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feF .As P1ff9ss u .earDlEz .1s xiess u .1s
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le-.oa - sent - tRless0 sEd On eis re-
t4T.. sae1 askei a. 80 zk1 SIS responsible
isf re zoFzlee - fssEs, sh-en if e1fQTee.1
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tao,-s@.l.1s - dollars per year, Ae ssics
rave yeE - Ead : manager of : e. r.
paly N1o AS cLrsuitec % kLsE zay t-ll1 (
q ne advance u1.i. aotlsed By thsif rep
rsse0t4tlyes a. snis point Essn tie Chair
Wsn 81 tie local coai nalssi0a No 2 which
A4z eEzxzs Of a. HaAEsfs pertaining -
Aich'g4a lo-d ne lhzt they 1id n9t oIdsE
IL Al tsa1es. d1i a91 kBea tos cause q q,
sle Lad written hefe % md Oo- oome ~
them affEi1ltea it % t1e laek ~ sster sup
Ply bat hat Ell - me ground y len prop
eriy explained / found thai TIE llssi a.
gers Sers Do1 ID symFsthy viii tbS nI0fc
80 Cf the MCst pIoralaenl il tie Coultfg
proE0ulclng l- = l4rce. Manager cEitn,
~ t.se lceai compact, is alone
responsible FOR the order -
advanced E4.es. l. sAs a outrageous al
liza 1alas3 piece u business. without
ssEss 3r reason Saith . a. ARBITRARY, yln-
c.suse, stubborn man. whose conception or
TIE dulss OF nis ofaoe IS thst % dictator.
bis Nno.e coare hers has been such a. 10
cultivate 81 unfilendy feeling between the
iosured and the cOmp1nles. he seems 70
desire 70 create an Impression oi I ana
greater t1al loou. = deposition % punish
our ns2n4i4-fuEers. wn0 are constantly i'm
proving fheir RISKS. by Increasing thelg rates
and s.Ving out % tie cOmp pauies the iul-
preston that ws are = the ml1st Of a water
famiue. Snith treats the lccel agents here As
though Jhey were tis sus0rtinates or ser
wants cictAtias o. them mandatory IN
struciions. expecting 20 be sustained by the
managers. J DO rot believe they viii do
this bat when they have made proper IN
Yesisauon Mr. smith Mi he given 10 un-
cessfand that be has exceeded his instruct
sons and usuTped his authority. ] believe
every lCcAl sgent is friendly 10 he compact
system, and would sustain Smith IN any
thing that is right, but when ne goes SO
.adlcaliy wrong ne viii make vigorous
protest ! Wish 10 again state empha'lcally
thai 0ur cltl1ens are uncer obligations 10
Sinith ard 40 one else for TIE advance.
II answer 20 the question, What IS the
basis II The rev Fatss-that IS hOW are they
determined, Mr. Watkins sald.
That IS a c0nundTum that no one has
been able TO solve. l wish 70 say that since
the compact system was adopted here We
have rated risks on their merits. charging
50 much as basis. adding 10 II tor de-
nciencies and Swing the assured the oenent
81 the improvements, that has been the
beauty Oi our system We did nothing with
cut reason. If Mr.. A. Improved his risk
by decreasing his hazard we reduced his
rate. II he increased bis hazard va increased
his rate. putting every risk on rs merits as
= risk some time ago | heard that Smith
was going 20 apply the Chicago schedule
that Is have the risks here rated he
same ss ike risks in Chicago. Alter that
| heard that be was going 10
apply the Cincinnati schedule. but my own
opinion is be has adopted smiths sched-
Tie aud no other. Our rates have been adj
vsnceG on most of our risks without il
spection. simply taking the list and marx
Ing them up IS q job lot. Such action will
not he upheld, because il is not founded on
correct business methods. The situation is
an unpleasant one. especially for the local
agent. do not propose 10 Sit idly by and
assent TO the ridiculous orders OF one man
who it seems 70 me IS either crazed by his
place or wishes TO conduct business on the
basis OF retaliation aud punishment of
agents ard assured.